Referee chiefs agree that Samuele Ricci’s handball within the last minutes of Sunday’s Milan derby was undeserving of a penalty kick because the Italian midfielder didn’t improve the quantity of his physique, experiences.
Referees verdict on Ricci handball incident
Referee Daniele Doveri and VAR made the precise resolution in not awarding a penalty kick to Inter within the last minutes of Sunday’s derby in opposition to Milan after Rossoneri midfielder Ricci touched the ball together with his arm contained in the field.
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As reported by Gazzetta, referee chiefs agree that Ricci’s handball was not a punishable offence.
PARMA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 08: Samuele Ricci of AC Milan in the course of the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and AC Milan at Stadio Ennio Tardini on November 08, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Pictures)
Ricci did contact the ball together with his arm, however the affect occurred whereas he was in movement, with out rising the quantity of his physique, and, above all, the act of pulling his arm again lowered the punishability.
Milan’s allowed the Rossoneri to scale back their hole from the highest of the desk, however Max Allegri’s males nonetheless stay seven factors beneath the Nerazzurri with ten Serie A video games to go.
MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 08: The AC Milan followers present their assist in the course of the Serie A match between AC Milan and FC Internazionale at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on March 08, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)